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Wrapping up Q4 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the heavy transportation equipment stocks, including Wabash (NYSE:WNC) and its peers.
Heavy transportation equipment companies are investing in automated vehicles that increase efficiencies and connected machinery that collects actionable data. Some are also developing electric vehicles and mobility solutions to address customers’ concerns about carbon emissions, creating new sales opportunities. Additionally, they are increasingly offering automated equipment that increases efficiencies and connected machinery that collects actionable data. On the other hand, heavy transportation equipment companies are at the whim of economic cycles. Interest rates, for example, can greatly impact the construction and transport volumes that drive demand for these companies’ offerings.
The 14 heavy transportation equipment stocks we track reported a satisfactory Q4. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.5%.
Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 10.8% since the latest earnings results.
Wabash (NYSE:WNC)
With its first trailer reportedly built on two sawhorses, Wabash (NYSE:WNC) offers semi trailers, liquid transportation containers, truck bodies, and equipment for moving goods.
Wabash reported revenues of $416.8 million, down 30.1% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 0.9%. Despite the top-line beat, it was still a slower quarter for the company with full-year EPS guidance missing analysts’ expectations.
Wabash achieved the highest full-year guidance raise but had the slowest revenue growth of the whole group. Still, the market seems discontent with the results. The stock is down 6.3% since reporting and currently trades at $11.26.
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Best Q4: REV Group (NYSE:REVG)
Offering the first full-electric North American fire truck, REV (NYSE:REVG) manufactures and sells specialty vehicles.
REV Group reported revenues of $525.1 million, down 10.4% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 6.5%. The business had an incredible quarter with a solid beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 6.3% since reporting. It currently trades at $29.01.
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Weakest Q4: Wabtec (NYSE:WAB)
Also known as Wabtec, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) provides equipment, systems, and related software for the railway industry.